Tourism Events in Asia: Marketing and Development (Routledge Advances in Event Research Series)

by Anukrati Sharma (Editor), Azizul Hassan (Editor)

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Hardcover
2018
$142.65

The roles and impacts of planned events within tourism are of increasing importance for destination competitiveness. Tourism Events in Asia is a unique contribution to the understanding of the impacts of events in the development planning, promotion and marketing of destinations in the rapidly growing tourism market of Asia.

Balancing theory and practical examples, the book analyses the tools and techniques of branding, marketing and media involvement as well as visitor motivations for successful tourism events in Asia. It reviews a range of different event types from dark tourism festivals, film tourism festivals, cultural heritage tourism festivals, food tourism festivals, business events, sports events, MICE and much more.

Written by an international team of authors, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Asian tourism events market and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers of events, tourism, marketing and branding.

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The roles and impacts of planned events within tourism are of increasing importance for destination competitiveness. Tourism Events in Asia is a unique contribution to the understanding of the impacts of events in the development planning, promotion and marketing of destinations in the rapidly growing tourism market of Asia.

Balancing theory and practical examples, the book analyses the tools and techniques of branding, marketing and media involvement as well as visitor motivations for successful tourism events in Asia. It reviews a range of different event types from dark tourism festivals, film tourism festivals, cultural heritage tourism festivals, food tourism festivals, business events, sports events, MICE and much more.

Written by an international team of authors, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Asian tourism events market and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers of events, tourism, marketing and branding.

$142.65

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 20 Dec 2018
ISBN 10: 1138476919
ISBN 13: 9781138476912

Author Bio

Azizul Hassan is a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the UK Tourism Society and is currently working towards a PhD at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His main areas of research are technology-supported marketing in tourism; innovative marketing dynamics; destination branding in tourism; cultural heritage tourism; heritage interpretation; and sustainable management/marketing alternatives for cultural heritage industries. He is a regular reviewer of Tourism Analysis, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, the International Journal of Ecotourism, the eReview of Tourism Research (eRTR) and the International Interdisciplinary Business-Economics Advancement Journal. Anukrati Sharma is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Commerce and Management, University of Kota, Kota, Rajasthan, India. In 2015, she received Research Award from the UGC, New Delhi, on Analysis of the Status of Tourism in Hadoti and Shekhawati Region/Circuit (Rajasthan): Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Her doctorate was on tourism marketing from the University of Rajasthan. Her core research areas are tourism, strategic management, law, general management and international business management. She is member of several professional bodies. She attended and presented papers in many national and international conferences.